don aucoin review - In 'Gem of the Ocean,' a second chapter in the fight for freedom - Actors Shakespeare Project tackles an August Wilson play for the fourth season in a row with "Gem of the Ocean" at Hibernian Hall through May 17.

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Seth Meyers returned to Fenway Park this weekend for son's first Red Sox game - The comedian and diehard Red Sox fan was in town for the second game of the weekend series between Boston and the Detroit Tigers.

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Chris Smither: 'The first time I stick my toe in the movies, I'm an Oscar winner' -- Smither, who performs at Boston's City Winery April 22, was tapped to act in Sam A. Davis's 18-minute short film, "The Singers."

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Eddie Murphy receives life achievement award by AFI, drawing standing ovation at star-filled tribute -- The tribute will premiere as a special on Netflix on May 31.

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BOOKS - The best local book events this week - All the best local author readings and discussions from April 19-25

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At TD Garden, Romeo Santos and Prince Royce host a cross-generational toast to bachata

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Moya Brennan, whose Gaelic pop band won worldwide fame, dies at 73

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A new Mark Wahlberg comedy, 'The Pitt' season finale, plus more movies and TV to stream this weekend

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odie henderson review - The Boston-based dark comedy 'The Drama' stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Our critic gave it zero stars. If you knew the twist in the movie, you wouldn't go see it.

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Why isn't there a 'Real Housewives of Boston'?

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A new PBS Thoreau documentary helps convert a skeptic

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CONCERT REVIEW -- Andrew Norman's 'Split' — conducted by Susanna Mälkki — was astonishing. (Might she have a future at the BSO?) -- The Finnish conductor and pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen led the charge through a musical landscape shaped by techno-dystopia.

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YOUR TV GPS -- This week's TV: An animated sitcom about a cat, Richard Gadd's follow-up to 'Baby Reindeer,' and more -- Plus, Zach Galifianakis offers his insights on the art of gardening.

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New docs on Jerry West and the 'Jail Blazers' arrive in time for NBA Playoffs -- Catch up with a couple of recent documentaries, one a story of tormented heroism, one not so much, both worth watching.

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'Lorne' is a superficial portrait of a comedy legend -- You'd think you'd learn something about "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels from this documentary. But NOOOOO!

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Four takeaways from Noah Kahan's new Netflix documentary -- "Noah Kahan: Out of Body" offers an intimate look at the singer-songwriter's New England upbringing and rise to stardom.

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'The Real Housewives of Rhode Island' stars bring the party to Boston for Bravo Night at Fenway

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The brilliant, brutally honest 'Freaks and Geeks' was too good to last

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Doris Kearns Goodwin's memoir set for film adaptation by Oscar-nominated writer of 'The Holdovers'

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The Stage at Suffolk Downs, a music venue that debuted in 2023, has no shows scheduled this season

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Singer D4vd is arrested in the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez

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'The Insider' is a killer journalism thriller (and more relevant than ever)

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With 'The Big Dig,' Ian Coss puts Massachusetts at the center of podcasting

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Patrick Muldoon, actor on 'Days of Our Lives' and 'Melrose Place,' dies at 57

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A 24-hour music marathon at Berklee, Susan Tedeschi headlines a block party, and more arts news

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Berklee to honor Jill Scott, Jacob Collier, and Vinnie Colaiuta at 2026 commencement ceremony

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'Long live the movies': Paramount's David Ellison makes big promises to theater owners at CinemaCon

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The novelist Jayne Anne Phillips took to nonfiction to remember her roots in 'Small Town Girls'

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Local bestsellers for the week ended April 12

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Anson Williams on his 'Happy Days' buddies, being spontaneous, and what travel has taught him

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Why 'Malcolm in the Middle' star Erik Per Sullivan turned down the reboot

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